Selling sex in the streets: An exploratory study on adolescent male and female sex workers in Metro Manila

Date of Publication

1996

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Behavioral Sciences

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Behavioral Sciences

Abstract/Summary

A study on male and female adolescents selling sex in the streets--aimed to find out the motivating factors that drive adolescents to enter prostitution and the sustaining factors that make them stay in such occupation. Qualitative design was employed and in gathering the needed data, the researchers used face-to-face interview. A total of ten respondents was interviewed through snowball or referral.There were many factors that influenced many adolescents to be involved in sex selling. The most obvious and principal reason for both male and female respondents was for financial reasons. Most of them ran away from home and having no one to turn to, they resorted to sex selling to support themselves.As to why they stay in the business, still, money was the basic reason. In order for them to survive and having and knowing no other means whatsoever to do so, they find it hard to quit the job.The major and most common risk involved in sex selling is the health hazards. The fear of contracting Sexually Transmitted Diseases was very apparent among all the respondents.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU07411

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

100 leaves

Keywords

Sex; Prostitution; Sex oriented business; Adolescence; Teenage boys; Teenage girls; Prostitutes

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